Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-27
Thomas couny's Visitors.

district, and A. C. Norton, of Beloit,
accompanied by Mr.. Harry c. Root, of
the AtchisOn Champion, arrived in Colby
on the p. IN. train from Oakley. The
object of Mr.. Turner's visit was to meet
and talk with the old soldiers and other
citizens with reference to looking after
any individual interests requiring atten-
ton in Washington. Quite number of
our citizens availed themselves of the
opportunity to call on Mr.. Turner at the
waiting room of the Newell house where
our visitors lodged during their stay,
and all found a cordial, appreciative
representative in this gentleman. BY
special request, on Saturday afternoon
Mr.. Turner delivered an eloquent and
forcible speech on the political issues of
the day to large audience: He dwelt
at some length upon the manner in which
protective tariff affects the interests of
the agricultural population of the cOun-
try, showing cOnclusively that to protect
and foster the manufacturing and other
industries of the land is to the direct ben
eft of the producer. The speaker advO-
Gated substituting agricultural exports for
the purpose of not only encouraging the
farmer, but to bring the surplus revenue
into active circulation through the pro-
Queer. Various other national questions
were handled in an able manner by Mr.
Turner, to an interested audience, and
all present departed in high good humor
at the pleasure of having heard the gen
tleman.
SENATOR p. B. PLUMB.
The evening train brought to Colby
Senator Plumb, whose arrival had been
announced by hand bills during the fore
noon. A large delegation of citizens
assembled at the depot to welcome the
distinguished gentleman who has been
so long in the public service of our state.
and with that state has become famous
throughout the land.
In the evening large audience of la
dies and gentlemen gathered at Armory
Hall, to hear the Senator, who had been
announced to speak there. Mr.. Plumb,
upon being introduced, prefaced his re-
marks by trusting that he might be ex-
cused for not delivering political
speech on this occasion, as he wanted to
talk Of other matters of immediate inter-
est to the jewellers in our pl airie country.
With a graceful compliment to Colby,
and her. evidence of prosperous perma-
nency, the Senator began in an easy con-
versational manner, to speak in practi-
cal manner of the difficulties that beset
the western Kansas settler, and the best
methods to overcome them. He urged
that we must not give up to drouths, or
grasshoppers, or failures of crops. Thous-
ands have gone away from Kansas for
these causes, but many of these thous-
ands have returned to find those who re-
manned prosperous and happy, with
pleasant homes and surroundings. This
state was first known as Bleeding Kan
sas. then as Drouthy Kansas, and now it
is Wonderful Kansas There is compar-
atively little government land left The
population of the United States is in
creasing so that each year might be added
to the states an area as large as this state
and the number per square mile of popu-
lation in the country would remain pro-
portionately the same The consequence
of this will be that within a few years
agricultural lands will largely enhance in
value. The culture of lands on the prai-
ries of Kansas is effecting vast change
in climate and otherwise, favorable to
the production of crops. The women of
Kansas received deserved encomium
at the Senator's hand. They it is who
with but little save dull home routine in
their lives. stand SO nobly and selfsacri-
ficinsly by mans side, enduring patient
ly all the tolls and troubles, and ever
speak the word which keeps courage in
the hearts of man. For their sakes we
should beautify and adorn our Kansas
homes with trees and shrubs and flowers
For over an hour did encouraging and
hopeful words, backed by good reason
and practical illustrations and figures.
fall from Mr.. Plumb's lips, and all of
Thomas county's citizens who were
present are encouraged to battle on even
in the midst of failure, to maintain him
self where he now is, at the top instead
of beginning at the bottom, as settlers in
other countries have had to do.
CAPT. A. c. NORTON,
of Beloit, was introduced. and made q
brief talk to the audience The Captain
evidently made fine impression on the
audience, and gained their complete